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SHIFT()

Synopsis

Removes and returns the first item off of a variable containing delimited text

Description

Example: SHIFT example
exten => s,1,Set(array=one,two,three)
exten => s,n,While($["${SET(var=${SHIFT(array)})}" != ""])
exten => s,n,NoOp(var is ${var})
exten => s,n,EndWhile
This would iterate over each value in array, left to right, and would result in NoOp(var is one), NoOp(var is two), and NoOp(var is three) being executed.

Syntax

SHIFT(varname[,delimiter])
Arguments
  • varname

  • delimiter

Generated Version

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